Leeds United 3-1 Burnley: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 2 January 2022

Result

Leeds United 3-1 Burnley

Premier League · Sunday 2 January 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Leeds United 3-1 Burnley: match report

Leeds United won against Burnley 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 2 January 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jack Harrison opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Leeds United's goals came from Jack Harrison (39'), Stuart Dallas (77') and Daniel James (90+2'). Burnley scored through Maxwel Cornet (54').

Discipline: Leeds United received 2 yellow cards; Burnley received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Leeds United were 16th on 16 points from 18 and Burnley 18th on 11 points from 16. Leeds United went on to finish that season 17th with 38 points, and Burnley 18th with 35.

Leeds United lined up in a 3-3-3-1 and Burnley in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Maxwel Cornet of Burnley (7.5), ahead of Charlie Taylor (6.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Leeds United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Burnley.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

10'Yellow card · Tyler RobertsLeeds United
28'Yellow card · James TarkowskiBurnley
39'Goal · Jack HarrisonLeeds United · 1-0
53'Yellow card · Diego LlorenteLeeds United
54'Goal · Maxwel CornetBurnley · 1-1
77'Goal · Stuart DallasLeeds United · 2-1
90+2'Goal · Daniel JamesLeeds United · 3-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Leeds United 2, draws 1, Burnley 0.

Burnley 1-1 Leeds UnitedPremier League · 29 Aug 2021
Burnley 0-4 Leeds UnitedPremier League · 15 May 2021
Leeds United 1-0 BurnleyPremier League · 27 Dec 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Shurandy SamboBurnley · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Patrick BamfordLeeds United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Nick PopeBurnley · injury (COVID 19)
Liam CooperLeeds United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Jordan BeyerBurnley · injury (Muscle Injury)
Charlie CresswellLeeds United · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Maxime EstèveBurnley · injury (Muscle Injury)
Pascal StruijkLeeds United · injury (Hip Injury)
Dara O'SheaBurnley · injury (Broken Ankle)
Josh BrownhillBurnley · injury (COVID 19)
Hannes DelcroixBurnley · injury (Knee Surgery)
Kalvin PhillipsLeeds United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Ashley BarnesBurnley · injury (Groin Injury)
Connor RobertsBurnley · injury (Infection)
RodrigoLeeds United · injury (Heel Problems)
Maximilian WöberLeeds United · other (Doubtful)

Leeds United expected line-up (3-3-3-1)

Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente, Jack Harrison, Stuart Dallas, Ezgjan Alioski, Raphinha, Mateusz Klich, Kalvin Phillips

Burnley line-up (4-4-2)

Wayne Hennessey, Matthew Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Charlie Taylor, Dwight McNeil, Ashley Westwood, Jack Cork, Johann Berg Guðmundsson, Aaron Lennon, Chris Wood